The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-10
J. F. CRUMLEY & co.

Will Patton is going crazy over the
boy question.
Critzman will open November 10Th,
his large stock of Holiday Goods, con-
sisting of Ladies and Gents Gold and
Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Sill
If you are inclined to believe the
report that the G. G. & G. road will go
to Carriers read what Gen. Wilder and
Gen. ROsser told the business men of
Springfield, Mass, last Saturday, and
see if they mention Carriers.
Prof. S. W. Tindell, president of
Carson College at Messy Greek, lect-
ured at the Y. NJ. G. A. Hall last Fri
day night on the subject, Getting
Married" 1t was noticeable that a
majority of those present were young
ladies.
The resignation OF Miss Pearl Barnes
as organist at the NJ. f. Church, South,
is greatly regretted by the members
and visitors of that church. Her
smiling face and graceful presence
will be missed from the quoir and it is
hardly possible that her equal as an
organist can be found in the city.
Jas, A. Martin bought and shipped
q carloads of lumber to Johnson City
last week over the Narrow Gauge road.
He has now on his yard in Johnson
City 100000 feet of lumber and has
had to stop shipping here on account
OF limited room,
Two farmers in the 9th district OF
Knox county got into a difficulty neal
Hardin's mill last Saturday, and one
Alex. Quinn, was shot in the groin by
Robert Galaher. Gallaher was arrest
ed, but the evidence proved he was
justified i'll shooting Quinn, and he
was released
Mcneil & Wolfe have the largest line
of willow ware ever brought to this
city. They have some real beauties ir
the way Of lady's work and waste
baskets Their stock of Office waste
baskets for business men is also com
plete. The COMET is enjoying the
luxury of one of the latter donated by
these enterprising merchants.
Messrs. Tom Hoss and Will Mitch
ell are doing the brick work on A. B
Bowman's new store house and ar
pushing it rapidly. These men bull
j G. Campbell's store house and ma,
well be proud of their work, for tn,
walls of that building are not only tn,
best in the city but are perfect.
An old gentleman, W. T. Holsen
bach, while passing from his Yves
| Tennessee home to his former home il
N. G. on visit, was robbed, he says
nj about $175 in, Chattanooga. MI
Holsenbach is in Johnson City with
out means to return home.
The E. T. & w. N. G. railroad ar
having five new bridges framed il
Johnson City for their road. Tn
first bridge timbers were shipped yes
terday for bridge No z just above tn
gorge. The work is in charge of tina
veteran bridge builder, Geo. W. Lin
damood, and is of course being put uI
right. The Johnson City Foundr,
and Machine Works ane furnishin,
the castings.
The Chattanooga Commercial an,
Western Union Telegraph offices wer
destroyed by fire Monday night.
printer by the name OF T. N. Haine
I was asleep in the Commercial ofiic
and was not rescued until he was a,
most asphyxiated. Haines was en-
ployed on the CoMaT two weeks age
In the space allotted to j. F. Crun
ley q Co., TINS week lheY lntlmat
that COMET reporter would allow hi
wife Gin case he is ever so unfortunat
as to be so encumbered) to indulge i
the luxury Of seal skin wraps. Fo
the benefit of young ladies who al
inclined to such things we will sa
] this is a base insinuation evidentl
: calculated to make this mucI
Sought for young man."
= Miss Annie Deaderick, grea
\ granddaughter of JAS. w. DeadericI
: late chief justice of Tennessee, WI
burned to death Saturday afternoo
y at Jonesboro. Her father was rakin
e leaves off OF a lot near the house, whe
II her clothes caught fire and entireI
. burned her body. She suffered excrI
ciating pain for three hours, whe
i death relieved her Of her terribly su
ferinp.